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Краткий ответ:

1. I was observing a sea turtle for five minutes in the morning!
2. Charlie was swimming in the sea for half an hour.
3. The boys were running the whole way home.
4. My granny was making tea in the kitchen when the postman came.
5. My sisters were playing in the yard when I came.
6. Alison was building sandcastles.

Как это работает

Формула Past Continuous: was / were + глагол с -ing.

• was — с I, he, she, it и одним лицом: Charlie, my granny, Alison.
• were — с you, we, they и несколькими лицами: the boys, my sisters.

Правила прибавления -ing:

• observe → observing — убираем конечную e;
• swim → swimming — удваиваем m;
• run → running — удваиваем n;
• make → making — убираем конечную e;
• play → playing — y сохраняется;
• build → building — без изменений.

В первом пункте на картинке выбрано were, но с местоимением I нужно was: I was observing…